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Great finish and start to the classics season. I like the respect given here at the end. Sagan knowing that he needed to do the work at the end there (I mean everyone flicks their elbow at the end when they are being forced to lead out the spring) and Kwiatowski putting in enough work to keep the gap stead to the chasing group. These two young'ns are incredible racers.
Sagan needs to play his cards a little better. He's constantly by himself in a lot of these classics, no matter what team he is on. Kwiatwoski AND Alaphalippe both had sprinters in the pack, so they could sit on for a bit once they caught up to Sagan. He's also a little inconsistent at the reduced sprints as well. His timing isn't always there. It seems that he is starting his sprint way too early, especially given that he was the best sprinter of the three. His initial gap was pretty big when he started the sprint, but just lost steam at the end there eating wind while Kwiato was sheltered the entire time. He may be thinking too much. He's so much better at the bunch sprints, where he probably just turns off his brain and looks for the gaps and is a little more instinctual about timing his acceleration.
Love the way he races though. Will attack whenever and wherever.
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